Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Port Darwin 4th with 40 points, Garuda 9th with 7, 33 apart. Against a league average of 2.55 goals per team per game, Garuda ran at 1 scored and 4.57 conceded, Port Darwin at 3.13 and 2.83.
Garuda entered with three losses in a row. Recent form was uneven: 1/15 points for Garuda, 7/15 for Port Darwin.
8 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Garuda 1, draws 2, Port Darwin 5, at 4.88 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 38% of those meetings. History points to goals: 88% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 75%.
Larrakia Park staged the fixture, a ground that holds 6,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Port Darwin led 3-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-4.
Goal scorers
Garuda: 1 goal with no recorded scorer · Port Darwin: 4 goals with no recorded scorer
Key stats
On target: 1-6 · Corners: 3-7